Constant Pursuit

Constant Pursuit was an American professional paintball team based in Northern California, associated with player and captain Fred Schultz. The team competed in major national and international tournaments during the late 1980s and 1990s, including the World Cup, Windy City Open, Mayhem Masters and Lone Star Open.[1][2]

Constant Pursuit was among the established professional teams active before the creation of the National Professional Paintball League (NPPL) in 1993.[2]

History

Formation and early competition

Constant Pursuit was formed by Fred Schultz, a Northern California paintball player and field operator.

According to Schultz's account published by the World Classic Paintball League, the team emerged from the local paintball community associated with his Battle Action Games facility.

After initially competing in local tournaments, Constant Pursuit entered national competition, including Jim Lively's Masters tournament in Tennessee, which used a 15-player format.[1]

The precise year of the team's formation has not been independently established.

National and international competition

Constant Pursuit developed into an established tournament team during the late 1980s and early 1990s.

A historical account published in Paintball 2Xtremes in June 2005 attributed several major results to the team, including victory at the 1989 Pacific Northwest Tournament and second place at the 1991 World Cup.

The same retrospective identified runner-up finishes at the 1990 Windy City Open and 1992 Music City Open, together with third place at the 1990 Mayhem Masters in the United Kingdom.[2]

Historical results compiled by ClassicScores independently record Constant Pursuit finishing fourth at the 1992 Lone Star Open in Dallas, Texas.

The team finished sixth at the 1992 Bay City Open in Northern California, competing in the professional 10-man division.[3]

Involvement in the formation of the NPPL

Constant Pursuit was represented by Fred Schultz during discussions about the future organisation of professional tournament paintball in 1992.

In November 1992, leading players, teams, manufacturers and tournament representatives met in Chicago to discuss tournament organisation, prize money, entry fees and officiating.

Schultz participated in the discussions as a representative of Constant Pursuit and served on committees concerned with promotion and tournament costs.

These meetings contributed to the establishment of the National Professional Paintball League for the 1993 tournament season.[2]

Later competition

Constant Pursuit continued appearing in national tournament records during the 1990s.

At the 1999 Skyball tournament in Toronto, Canada, the team entered two professional five-player squads under the names Constant Pursuit Red and Constant Pursuit Blue.

The Red squad finished sixteenth and the Blue squad nineteenth in the published professional rankings.[4]

The surviving records do not establish a definitive date for the team's final tournament or dissolution.

Selected tournament results

Year	Tournament	Result
1989	Pacific Northwest Tournament	1st [2]
1990	Windy City Open	2nd [2]
1990	Mayhem Masters, United Kingdom	3rd [2]
1991	World Cup	2nd [2]
1992	Music City Open	2nd [2]
1992	Lone Star Open	4th [3]
1992	Bay City Open	6th, professional 10-man [3]
1999	Skyball, Toronto	16th (Red) and 19th (Blue), professional five-player [4]

Notable personnel

Fred Schultz – Founder and captain of Constant Pursuit and an early representative of professional paintball players during the formation of the NPPL.[1][2]

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